1635 – The first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, is founded in Boston.
1920 – The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) is founded in Ankara, Turkey. It denounces the government of Sultan Mehmed VI and announces the preparation of a temporary constitution.
1945 – Adolf Hitler's designated successor Hermann Göring sends him a telegram asking permission to take leadership of the Third Reich, which causes Hitler to replace him with Joseph Goebbels and Karl Dönitz.
1990 – Namibia becomes the 160th member of the United Nations and the 50th member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
